The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of
the Autism Training: The A-Class Project

D 2022

The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of the Autism Training: The A-Class Project

TROSHANSKA, Jasmina, Sheri Leigh KINGSDORF, Karel PANČOCHA and Mari NOLCHEVA

Basic information

Original name

The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of the Autism Training: The A-Class Project

Authors

TROSHANSKA, Jasmina, Sheri Leigh KINGSDORF (840 United States of America, belonging to the institution), Karel PANČOCHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Mari NOLCHEVA

Edition

Skopje, North Macedonia, INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE - 75th Anniversary of the Institute of Pedagogy - Educational Challenges and Future Prospects, p. 580-586, 7 pp. 2022

Publisher

Ars Lamina – Publications Institute of Pedagogy / Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50302 Education, special

Country of publisher

North Macedonia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14410/22:00130113

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

ISBN

978-608-267-675-3

Keywords (in Czech)

Autismus; aplikovaná behaviorální analýza; chování

Keywords in English

Autism spectrum disorder; applied behavior analysis; behavior

Abstract

V originále

Autism in the classroom is hard for teachers to deal with, especially as many children on the spectrum have accompanying challenging behavior. Giving accurate information about autism and behavior to teachers and teaching them to adapt their curriculum using good autism practice has been shown necessary to be effective in improving children’s education. However, in some parts of Europe, such education is extremely limited or non-existent. The aim of this article is to present initial research of the multinational project funded by Erasmus+ program that has been developed to establish teacher education training program in six European countries based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) method. Methodology: To ensure that the training is relevant and appropriate a survey was created out in Autumn 2020 to identify the areas of training that they felt most important. A total of 223 respondents from seven countries took part in the survey: Denmark, Italy, Spain, Macedonia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, and Croatia. Data were evaluated with descriptive approach. Results: Most of the respondents (60.4%) did not receive any training in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during university studies and more than half of the respondents (53.1%) have never heard of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Conclusion: Teachers agreed that they need additional education. There was no wide difference between countries regarding the content that they felt important to be included in the training curriculum. Six procedures were suggested for training: Behavior management strategies, Functions of behavior, Using reinforcement in the classroom, Extinction, Token economies and Group contingencies.

Links

MUNI/A/1461/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Vzdělávání pečovatelů o děti s poruchami autistického spektra a jinými neurovývojovými poruchami prostřednictvím e-learningu a dalších online aplikací (Acronym: VPPAS)

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

TROSHANSKA, Jasmina, Sheri Leigh KINGSDORF, Karel PANČOCHA and Mari NOLCHEVA. The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of the Autism Training: The A-Class Project. Online. In Natasha Angeloska Galevska, Elizabeta Tomevska-Ilievska, Maja Janevska, Branka Bugariska. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE - 75th Anniversary of the Institute of Pedagogy - Educational Challenges and Future Prospects. Skopje, North Macedonia: Ars Lamina – Publications Institute of Pedagogy / Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 2022, p. 580-586. ISBN 978-608-267-675-3.

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TROSHANSKA, Jasmina, Sheri Leigh KINGSDORF, Karel PANČOCHA and Mari NOLCHEVA. The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of the Autism Training: The A-Class Project. Online. In Natasha Angeloska Galevska, Elizabeta Tomevska-Ilievska, Maja Janevska, Branka Bugariska. \textit{INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE - 75th Anniversary of the Institute of Pedagogy - Educational Challenges and Future Prospects}. Skopje, North Macedonia: Ars Lamina – Publications Institute of Pedagogy / Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 2022, p.~580-586. ISBN~978-608-267-675-3.

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